Jay Caldwell is the host of the WJON Morning News Watch, 5-10 weekday mornings. The program focuses on interaction with listeners both on air and online about what concerns them in Central Minnesota. Jay and his wife reside in St. Cloud and have since 1998. They raised their 2 boys who are now off to college starting their own adventures. Please tune in to the Morning News Watch for the latest news, sports, weather, entertainment and so much more.
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President’s Day Weekend Locations to Explore in MN
More than a dozen hotels and resorts have water parks of varying sizes. Great Wolf Lodge in Bloomington near Mall of America features a massive, 75,000-square-foot indoor water park complete with five thrilling, all-ages water slides.
High School Sports Results; Big Accomplishment For Cathedral
Boys Hockey:
Sartell-St. Stephen 2, Buffalo 0
(Brayden Klande and Baylor Stebbins scored a goal and Noah Hacker earned the shutout in net. Sartell will host Gentry Academy Friday)
Elk River-Zimmerman 2, St. Cloud Crush 1
Cathedral 3, Little Falls 2
(Cathedral clinches the Granite Ridge Conference Title. Gr...
St. Cloud’s Spann-Ford Invited to NFL Scouting Combine
St. Cloud Tech graduate and Sauk Rapids native, Brevyn Spann-Ford has been invited to participate in the NFL scouting combine. The 6'7 268 pound tight end played college football for P.J. Fleck at the University of Minnesota.
Knife Complaint in St. Cloud; Theft from a Locker Room in Becker
St. Cloud Police are reporting a knife complaint on 6th Avenue South and University Drive South. Mages says there was a report of a man walking in the area.
High School Sports Results Monday February 12
Girls Basketball:
Foley 69, Pine City 60
Becker 61, Cambridge-Isanti 51
Osakis 43, Melrose 39
Boys Basketball:
Foley 81, Zimmerman 79
Holdingford 77, St. John's Prep 39
Pierz 68, Milaca 52
Sauk Centre 56, BOLD 37
Tuesday's Schedule:
Boys Hockey:
Sartell-St...
Stearns County Facility Dog Receives State Award
Stearns County Facility dog, Nova has been named the "Hero Dog of the Year" by the Minnesota Veterinarian Association. Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall indicated every year they have an award ceremony and gather to discuss how animals can help us out as humans.
Car Dealerships Revisited; Downtown St. Cloud
John Tenvoorde led a group of dutch settlers from Pennsylvania, then to Indiana and then St. Cloud. His son Steve in 1901 began selling cars from his bicycle shop in downtown St. Cloud. He signed the second Ford franchise on March 21, 1903, before Ford Motor Co. was incorporated that June.
High School Sports Results Thursday February 8
Boys Basketball:
Tech 73, Sauk Rapids-Rice 64
Brainerd 81, Apollo 60
Fergus Falls 64, Sartell-St. Stephen 57
Cathedral 76, Little Falls 55
(There were four Crusaders in double-figures – Jacob Oliver led with 16 points, Zach Stolzenberg added 14 points, Micah Nwachukwu netted 12 points and Jack Stang chipped in 10)
Albany 82, Pequot Lakes 67
(Zeke Austin led the Huskies with 29 points and Sam H
This Year’s Ice Fishing Season May Be the Worst in MN
Not everyone is fond of the warm weather in Central Minnesota this winter. Glen Schmitt from Outdoors News feels this could be the worst ice fishing season in Minnesota. He says last year's season wasn't good but this is worse.
Beltway Around St. Cloud Could Still Be in the Works
To ease travel around the St. Cloud Metro area leaders have often brought up a beltway. Stearns County Commissioner Joe Perske was one of many who attended an event at Sartell Community Center Wednesday night to discuss the plan to execute this.